I received my O Magazine a couple weeks ago with Oprah and First Lady Michelle Obama on the cover. A refreshing change I can appreciate since Oprah has been featured alone on the cover of the magazine for 105 issues. Indeed, this is a year of change.
Change is the buzz word of the past year. It is an ambiguous and lofty word that leave the skeptics too much to chew on and spit back at you. They are entitled to their opinion but I do not have to listen. As a result of these opinions I have limited my exposure to news coverage. I have never really been a news person in the first place. It is at worst negative and pessimistic. It does nothing but feed my worst fears.
When my father would hand me the newspaper as a young girl I glanced the front page, read the editorials/opinions, checked out my horoscope (Libra), read the comics and delved into my favorite sections of Arts, Culture and Literature. I left the sports, international news, business and politics for mom and dad.
These days I take more interest in business and politics but the Obama naysayers have directed me right back to my childhood. Just give me the horoscopes, comics and the crossword puzzle I will never finish. I do not need to subject myself to another countdown of the first 100 days and Obama still has not fixed everything Bush f**ked up.
I am not asking for complete submission or worshiping of Obama in all his glory. I am only asking for well thought out arguments with actual information you have found, analyzed and formed your own opinions. Do not give me regurgitated information from Rush Limbaugh or whatever political commentator you are listening to on your daily commute to work and back. Have you even read the President's 2010 Budget? Get back to me when you do.
The information is available before the media and political commentaries rip it to shreds and manipulate it to a pulp. I have not witnessed any other president under such scrutiny and observation. I applaud President Obama for his commitment to transparency and accountability. You want to know how your money is being spent then check Recovery.gov.
President Obama does not walk on water and he cannot turn water into wine. He will not fix this economy in the first 100 days. If he does more power to him and more power to us.
I was not expecting miracles when I waited for three hours at the poles and voted for Barack Obama. I was voting for change from the past eight years of sh*t. I voted for a visionary leader who has faced challenges and overcome obstacles. He is empathic, eloquent, down-to-earth and no-nonsense. He is a great hybrid edition of a President in my opinion.
Change is possible. Change is the only constant (Heraclitus). Change would have happened with or without Barack Obama, but I wanted the change he spoke of and he has not disappointed.
To see more about the first 100 days of presidents check out this GOOD sheet.
Change is the buzz word of the past year. It is an ambiguous and lofty word that leave the skeptics too much to chew on and spit back at you. They are entitled to their opinion but I do not have to listen. As a result of these opinions I have limited my exposure to news coverage. I have never really been a news person in the first place. It is at worst negative and pessimistic. It does nothing but feed my worst fears.
When my father would hand me the newspaper as a young girl I glanced the front page, read the editorials/opinions, checked out my horoscope (Libra), read the comics and delved into my favorite sections of Arts, Culture and Literature. I left the sports, international news, business and politics for mom and dad.
These days I take more interest in business and politics but the Obama naysayers have directed me right back to my childhood. Just give me the horoscopes, comics and the crossword puzzle I will never finish. I do not need to subject myself to another countdown of the first 100 days and Obama still has not fixed everything Bush f**ked up.
I am not asking for complete submission or worshiping of Obama in all his glory. I am only asking for well thought out arguments with actual information you have found, analyzed and formed your own opinions. Do not give me regurgitated information from Rush Limbaugh or whatever political commentator you are listening to on your daily commute to work and back. Have you even read the President's 2010 Budget? Get back to me when you do.
The information is available before the media and political commentaries rip it to shreds and manipulate it to a pulp. I have not witnessed any other president under such scrutiny and observation. I applaud President Obama for his commitment to transparency and accountability. You want to know how your money is being spent then check Recovery.gov.
President Obama does not walk on water and he cannot turn water into wine. He will not fix this economy in the first 100 days. If he does more power to him and more power to us.
I was not expecting miracles when I waited for three hours at the poles and voted for Barack Obama. I was voting for change from the past eight years of sh*t. I voted for a visionary leader who has faced challenges and overcome obstacles. He is empathic, eloquent, down-to-earth and no-nonsense. He is a great hybrid edition of a President in my opinion.
Change is possible. Change is the only constant (Heraclitus). Change would have happened with or without Barack Obama, but I wanted the change he spoke of and he has not disappointed.
To see more about the first 100 days of presidents check out this GOOD sheet.
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